Descriptive Essay Topics

What Is a Descriptive Essay?

The descriptive essay asks the writer to describe something—an object, person, place, experience, emotion, or situation. This essay attempts to convey how that subject looked, felt, tasted, sounded, smelled, and so on, and express the emotion or sensation so clearly and vividly that the reader can feel it, too.

Descriptive essays are probably the easiest one to write since they tend to be more personal and involve less research. They are an opportunity to do some creative writing, even if the essay topic you choose looks pretty boring at first glance. When it comes to choosing a topic, do not be afraid of those that sound generic, because you can use creativity to bring it to life. Just be aware that you will have to work really hard at creating something that readers will enjoy reading.

In my experience, descriptive essays are only difficult when it comes to deciding just what to write about. If you are a writer in search of an essay topic worth exploring, here are some topics that may help get you there, or at least inspire you to create one of your own.

100 Topics For a Descriptive Essay

A dream

A nightmare

A childhood memory

A favorite place

A train ride

A pet

A garden

Your best friend

Your favorite vacation

Your ideal date

Your favorite fishing spot

A photograph

A painting

A room

Your favorite book/movie/television character or show

The best restaurant in town

The most embarrassing moment of your life

Your worst enemy

An addiction

Your hero

A teacher

A vase of flowers

A day at work

People on the street

A stranger in the crowd

Falling in love

A life-changing experience

A new car

Your first house

Moving to a new city

Descriptive Essay Topics

31. A forest

32. A beach

33. Your favorite food

34. Playing a sports game

35. A road trip

36. Learning to drive

37. A snowy day

38. The birth of a child

39. A life-changing event

40. The future

41. Traveling

42. Your favorite song

43. Your earliest memory

44. Living in another country

45. A major achievement

46. A spider

47. A beautiful house

48. Walking down a quiet street

49. Revisiting places from childhood

50. What you want to be when you grow up

51. A hobby

52. A funny memory

53. A paranormal experience

54. Starting a new career

55. A Halloween costume

56. A day at school

57. Sitting in traffic

58. Meeting a famous person

59. A concert

60. A dance

61. The best place to write

62. Your favorite hangout spot

63. Your favorite item of clothing

64. Graduation

65. Learning a new language

66. Your first concert

67. Your first kiss

68. Your first date

69. Performing in front of a crowd

70. Making a speech

71. Acting in a play

72. An antique store

73. A souvenir

74. Your lucky charm

75. Running a marathon

76. Winning an award

77. Visiting an old friend

78. Getting lost

79. A bad day

80. A day in the sun

81. Flying in an airplane

82. An amazing view

83. A camping trip

84. A trip to the museum

85. A phobia

86. A bouquet

87. Daydreaming

88. A day at the ocean

89. A picnic

90. A race

91. A competition

92. Meeting someone new

93. A daily routine

94. A haunted house

95. A walk through the park

96. Waiting in line

97. Wearing a disguise/costume

98. Watching a parade

99. A class reunion

100. Your favorite book store

As you can see, there is an endless array of topics to choose from for a descriptive essay. Remember that this type of essay is all about the details. Whether your topic is a bug or a skyscraper, your essay is sure to be as success, as long as you can make it come alive on paper and amuse and surprise your audience, no matter what topic you choose.

Tips for Writing a Descriptive Essay

Tips for Writing a Descriptive EssayAlthough they tend to be all about your own experiences, writing a descriptive essay can be challenging. Have no fear, here are some tips to set you on the right track to a good descriptive essay.

hi i study in grade 7 st josephs and im 13 plz can i get help in starting my essays

mihle mzazela

16 months ago

a learning is a challenge can please you help me l want to write descriptive essay

sherileann

16 months ago

can yuo help i neeed an example of discriptive essays

Ämïñå

16 months ago

Do you have an descriptive essay on #57

Kinza

17 months ago

Can you tell me what are features of descriptive writing

Kk

18 months ago

I want description of people so please

Frank

19 months ago

Very helpful those who can't think of any topic or don't know how to write

Lol

20 months ago

This helped

WriterPerson

20 months ago

Nice topics and are very helpful too

Vinisha jain

20 months ago

All the topics are amazung

brooke yates

21 months ago

thank you soooooo much

jesus

21 months ago

great topics very helpful

BENEDICT IORSHAGHER

21 months ago

thanks very nice.well done

Ria

21 months ago

Where are important essays like natural disasters

Shreya

21 months ago

Good

Kidos

22 months ago

Thanks Lisa.the topics are interesting and helpful

Ronny

22 months ago

Hi. All the topics were creative and it made my tuition class go well.

Thanks.

Himanshu

22 months ago

Really#helpful

ojambo ashiraf

23 months ago

how do you describe alecturer

Javohir

23 months ago

Thanks this topics are very special for me till today

Hazel

23 months ago

Hi. do you have an essay example of unusual acquaintance?

Kenisha

23 months ago

It is really helpful for my exam. Thanks

AARNA SINGH

23 months ago

THANKS THE TOPICS MADE MY PRACTICE GO VERY WELL.

Angel

24 months ago

Hello Lisa. Do you have an essay example of #44 living in another country?

MARIAM

2 years ago

THANKS THIS HELPED IN THE EXAM

o.o

2 years ago

I might use one of these

hi

2 years ago

Awesome

aryan

2 years ago

good

Tones

2 years ago

the best of the best ideas

hammad

2 years ago

i m on the 80th one

Mr Dude

2 years ago

This was very useful! I'm using #15 cuz im a nerd. :)

Susan

2 years ago

These are excellent words I can not thank whoever wrote these enough for the help.

Onyinye

2 years ago

How about the topic a teacher I do not admire? Is it inappropriate?

Dinosaur

2 years ago

Good

Lynch rose

2 years ago

Awesome and standardized

bobo

2 years ago

cool

ryan

2 years ago

amazing ideas

Sophia

2 years ago

Thank you, I am using #69, performing in front of a crowd.

Thank you for your ideas

B

2 years ago

I like it, thank you for your ideas ^-^

Chenuly

2 years ago

Excellent topics!

I'm definitely gonna use one of them.. :)

lisa

2 years ago

perfect topics

#namashree#

2 years ago

Good one

Udbhav

2 years ago

Perfect recipe for essay

Vicki

2 years ago

Cool topics

Tanvi

2 years ago

I like it very much

Subham

2 years ago

Nice topics

No

2 years ago

Best topics inworld

aria

3 years ago

alot of very good topics

london spillers

3 years ago

Thanks for these examples this person who wrote these qoutes expire me they are useful and helpful

NICE WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

khushboo kumari

3 years ago

Thanks

Anushaa

3 years ago

Thoughtful and useful topics- Came across this when I really needed and grateful I found it.

Great work person:):)!!

Ngozi Ebubedike

3 years ago

This is so good with amazing hints.

noneaybuzz

3 years ago

thanks i'll use these for my essay

Idk

3 years ago

thx for the great essay topics!

jeff

3 years ago

I liked it

amina

3 years ago

very informative and good descriptive essays..

elena

3 years ago

great topics. helped a lot thnx

dheer

3 years ago

Bill are u crazy this page is awesome

cool

3 years ago

thanks

Cee-Jay Aurinko

4 years agofrom Cape Town, South Africa

I like this Lisa - It got me thinking a lot about what I wanted to write next.

Rahul

4 years ago

Nice headings, loved them all

Sherrye Barrow

4 years agofrom Duncan, AZ

Thank you for sharing your ideas.

diana

5 years ago

Very useful topics

Bill's Brother

5 years ago

Great Info. nothing i can use though but good

Bill

5 years ago

IDK not good enough info. :(

star girl

5 years ago

This help me a lot

El Khattab

5 years ago

Quite interesting Lisa. Thank you

Anyone

5 years ago

Great essay topics! Thanks :)

Tolovaj

6 years ago

I find essays as great way to keep writing even when I lack inspiration for fiction. Because they are based on facts and can involve loads of research, they can occupy you so much, you can get tons of ideas for your other projects in no time. Thanks for your explanations and the list.

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